RIP Pele: Funeral and burial of football legend to take place in hometown Santos

Pele, the magical Brazilian football star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on Instagram on Thursday. Following his death, tributes have begun to pour in from the sports fraternity and the world.

Oct. 16, 2015 file photo, Brazilian football legend Pele reacts during the Under-17 boys final match of the Subroto Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi

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Pele's funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos

Visitation will start Monday at 10 a.m. and finish the next day at the same time.

Pelé's casket will be carried through the streets of Santos and will pass in front of the home of his 100-year-old mother, Celeste. Recent reports in Brazilian media sayPelé's mother cannot leave her bed and is not lucid.

The burial will take place at the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, a vertical cemetery in Santos. Only family will attend.

Peléhas a home in Santos, where he lived most of his life. He spent his last years in the city of Guarujá.

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An image of Brazilian soccer legend Pele is displayed on the South American Football Confederation building, in Luque

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